Ubuntu 10.04 Network Manager PPPoE change mac before connect

Goganchic · 07-12-2010, 10:46 PM

I have PPPoE internet connection at home and my provider verify mac address while I'm making connection, so before I can connect and send or receive some data I should change mac address on the eth0 adapter. Can I do this using Network Manager? I've found MAC option but if I am setting it - connection not even displaying in connections list.

My system: Ubuntu 10.04, Network Manager 0.8

yooy · 07-13-2010, 05:58 PM

Have you tried to run "change MAC" command during startup?

Goganchic · 07-14-2010, 01:09 AM

I don't want to change mac always, only if I'm starting PPPoE connection.

yooy · 07-15-2010, 11:57 AM

MAC opption in nm-applet seems to be for device you are connecting to, not your MAC address.

However with little scripting you can write a script that change mac and connect with ifconfig

subodhrohilla · 07-19-2010, 05:10 PM

This is exactly what you are looking for :- http://www.ubuntugeek.com/change-you...on-ubuntu.html

Goganchic · 07-20-2010, 02:49 AM

Subodhrohilla, thanks for your post, but this tool is not what I'm looking for

It's only change mac address of some device, I know how to change device mac address using ifconfig, without any special utils, but I want Network Manager to change mac before connect and change it back after disconnect, so it will be very useful. May be there are some hooks in Network Manager, can I ask it to run some special shell command before connect and after disconnect?

yooy · 07-20-2010, 09:46 AM

I believe no. Writing small script would be easier.